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BIOLOGIST

Sidney Dillon Ripley

1913 - 2001

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Sidney Dillon Ripley II (September 20, 1913 – March 12, 2001) was an American ornithologist and wildlife conservationist. He served as secretary of the Smithsonian Institution for 20 years, from 1964 to 1984, leading the institution through its period of greatest growth and expansion. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sidney Dillon Ripley has received more than 65,860 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Sidney Dillon Ripley is the 953rd most popular biologist (down from 830th in 2019), the 13,621st most popular biography from United States (down from 11,167th in 2019) and the 158th most popular American Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Sidney Dillon Ripley ranks 953 out of 841. Before him are Jerry Coyne, Suzanne Cory, Frederick DuCane Godman, Susan Lindquist, Stephen Schneider, and Joanne Chory. After him are Huda Zoghbi, William Robert Ogilvie-Grant, David Bellamy, Jill Bolte Taylor, Magnus Manske, and Angelika Amon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Sidney Dillon Ripley ranks 361. Before him are Laird Cregar, Frances Langford, José Villanueva, Sam Ruben, Risë Stevens, and Duke Nalon. After him is Don DeFore. Among people deceased in 2001, Sidney Dillon Ripley ranks 301. Before him are Dale Evans, Bertie Mee, Ken Green, Jim Baxter, Wail al-Shehri, and Duke Nalon. After him are Darshan Ranganathan, Rosemary DeCamp, Richard Chelimo, Frankie Carle, Waleed al-Shehri, and Charlotte Coleman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sidney Dillon Ripley ranks 13,621 out of 18,182. Before him are Mike Budenholzer (1969), Ava DuVernay (1972), Will Pan (1980), Shane Larkin (1992), Newton Thomas Sigel (1955), and Albert Brewer (1928). After him are 2 Chainz (1977), Drew Brees (1979), Marielle Heller (1979), John Dingell (1926), Lincoln Chafee (1953), and Ray Sharkey (1952).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In United States

Among biologists born in United States, Sidney Dillon Ripley ranks 158. Before him are William Healey Dall (1845), Henry Weed Fowler (1878), Jerry Coyne (1949), Susan Lindquist (1949), Stephen Schneider (1945), and Joanne Chory (1955). After him are Jill Bolte Taylor (1959), PZ Myers (1957), and Maria Van Kerkhove (1977).

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